Title: Longer than NecessaryAuthor: JenFChallenge Word: RelaxWord Count: 100Disclaimer: I do not own the Winchester family, their property, their friends or their enemies. If you recognise something, it's probably not mine.A/N: For Sammygirl1963. Happy birthday.

Infections can be a bitch, John thinks as he tenderly wipes the sweat off Sam's brow.

Sam stirs under his touch and his eyes fly open, darting around the room, totally unfocussed.